NEWS ARCHIVE

Child receives new prosthetic eye

A three-year-old girl, who lost her right eye in a vicious dog attack, now has a new prosthetic eye.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 5:56 PM CDT Jul 13, 2014

Child receives new prosthetic eye

A three-year-old girl, who lost her right eye in a vicious dog attack, now has a new prosthetic eye.

Share

Shares

Copy Link

{copyShortcut} to copy
Link copied!

Updated: 5:56 PM CDT Jul 13, 2014

Hide TranscriptShow Transcript

WEBVTT RIGHT EYE IN A VICIOUS DOGATTACK NOW HASA NEW PROSTHETIC EYE. 16 WAPT'SWAPT'S ANDREW KINSEY HAS AUPDATE ON THE LITTLE GIRLSRECOVERY.USE NATS - ITS HER FIRST TIME TOTHEBEACHA TRIP TO FLORDIA - STARTS THELONGROAD OF RECOVERY FOR THREE YEAROLDVICTORIA WILCHER.THAT'S A LOT OF THAT'S A LOT OFWORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE FORTHISCHILD AND IT HAS TO BE DONERIGHTTHE LITTLE GIRL LOST SIGHT INHER RIGHTEYE WHEN SHE WAS MAULED BY THREEDOGS AT AT HER GRANDFATHERS HOMEIN SIMPSON COUNTY BACK IN APRIL.DONALD MULLINS/DOGS ATTACKEDGRANDDAUGHTER: IT HAS ABOUTKILLED ME THAT MY GRANDBABYALMOST DIEDBECAUSE OF MY DOGS. VICTORIA'SINJURIES GAINED NATIONALATTENTION AFTER HER GRANDMOTHERCLAIMED THEY WERE ASKED TO LEAVEAJACKSON K-F-C BECAUSE OF HERSCARS.WE HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVEBECAUSE HER FACE IS DISRUPTINGOURCUSTOMERS. THE FAST FOOD CHIANCLAIMS THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THEINCIDENT EVER HAPPENED, BUT THEFAMILY STANDS BY THE STORY.MY BUSINESS IS THAT BABY, TOHELP THAT CHILD. A PROSTHETICSDOCTOR FROM NAPLES WANTED TOHELP OUTREGARDLESS.IT JUST GIVES ME SO MUCHGRATIFICATION BECAUSE I HAVECHILDREN OF MY OWN, AND I DON'TLIKE TO SEE CHILDREN HURT.THANKS TO DR RAYMOND PETERS -VICTORIA NO LONGER HAS TO WEARANEYEPATCH WHEN SHE GOES OUT.AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF WORK - HEWASABLE TO FIT HER WITH HER NEWEYE.HE ESTIMATES SHE WILL NEED ABOUT20 EYESOR MORE AS SHE GROWS OVER THENEXT TEN YEARS. NOW THATVICTORIAHAS HER NEW EYE, A LAS VEGASPLASTICSURGEON WILL PLAN OUT HER FACIALRECONSTRUCTION PROCEDUER - THATWILL ELIMINATE THE SCARING ONHER FACE.IT'S A GRATIFICATION YOU JUSTCAN'T GET EVERYDAY. IN JACKSON -AK 16 WAPT NEWS.THE FAMILY RECENTLY REJECTED A30-THOUSAND DOLLAR DONATION FROMKFC.A TRUSTEE, WHO'S NOT AFAMILY-MEMBER, WILLBE APPOINTED TO OVERSEE THEMONEYDONATED TO VICTORIA---AND TOENSURE IT'S USED FOR HERMEDICAL-NEEDS.

Child receives new prosthetic eye

A three-year-old girl, who lost her right eye in a vicious dog attack, now has a new prosthetic eye.